Download - Battery Trial (Female Defendant)
Battery =
“Only the witnesses answers are evidence.” Instruction 222.
Racism. Mere words never enough.
Irrelevant.
Phase I Phase II/III
What you can and can’t do in the jury room.
Pick a foreperson. Ask around – see who has run groups before.46 in a 45 mph zone. When duty arises.
Willfully / Unlawfully touched victim ◦ Did it purposefully◦ Not by accident.
Don’t expect any argument on this point.
Harmful or offensive manner.◦ You decide:
Hair pulling; Striking with fist repeatedly; Banging head into concrete Ms. Molina blacks out.
“Words alone, no matter how offensive or exasperating are no excuse.”Slap of the hand – justifies punching stranger in face. You make the call.
Reasonable Doubt and Reasonable Inferences
Don’t be swayed by rhetoric . . . No burden to prove a perfect case.
Wet raincoats means it rained outside.She returned to get her credit card.
Then she attacked Ms. M for a third time. Threatened?
Rebuttal.